Palisade and Cheyenne Mountain squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Palisade had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks by a score of 3-2. The Bulldogs' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Palisade took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-13, 23-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Sabrina Landman paced Palisade's offense, picking up 17 kills. Landman got some help from
Braeleigh MacAskill and her 45 assists. Landman was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Brynn Ressler was nothing short of spectacular for Cheyenne Mountain: she had 23 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Ressler has posted in her last seven matches.
Palisade's loss dropped their record down to 22-4. As for Cheyenne Mountain, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 19-8.
Palisade wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Montrose on the 15th. Cheyenne Mountain has also already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Lewis-Palmer on the 15th.
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